2. What authority does Abe refer to, in claiming that he can hide his religion?
(a) His father.
(b) His imam.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The Quran.

3. What time of day is Scene Two set in?
(a) Morning.
(b) Midday.
(c) Evening.
(d) Afternoon.

4. What do Emily and Isaac hear from offstage, right after Isaac arrives?
(a) Amir slamming around.
(b) Doors slamming.
(c) Cooking sounds.
(d) A glass smashing.

5. Why does Abe ask whether he should come back, when he arrives at Amir and Emily’s apartment?
(a) Amir has just broken a glass.
(b) Amir is putting on pants.
(c) Amir and Emily are squabbling.
(d) Emily is covered in paint.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Emily characterize Amir’s position on the imam?

2. In Scene One, what is Amir nervous Paolo will do?

3. How much does Amir save Paolo by catching a mistake in his paralegal’s work?

4. What piece of clothing is Amir missing, as he poses for Emily?

5. Why does Amir say he never told Emily about Rivkah?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does “submission” factor into Islamic art, according to Emily in her discussion with Isaac?

2. How has Emily’s family handled her choice of men?

3. What is the importance of Amir modeling for Emily in boxers below, and a fine shirt and suit jacket above?

4. What does Amir think his mother would feel about him making partner?

5. Explain the difference between earnestness and irony as Emily describes it in her discussion with Isaac.

6. What do we learn about Amir and Emily’s relationship when Emily tells Amir that she happens to know he “likes it a little fucked up,” meaning that there is something odd about painting him after a painting of a slave (9)?

7. What was the imam Abe is talking about arrested for?

8. What is the archetype for Amir Kapoor’s character?

9. What is the significance of the stage direction indicating that Amir speaks with a flawless accent?

10. What is the importance of the statue of Siva on the mantelpiece?

(see the answer keys)

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